Josh Howell, Healthcare CTO at Rubrik, spoke with Moshe Beauford of Technology Reseller News at the HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition about the growing importance of cyber resilience in healthcare and Rubrik’s collaboration with the American Hospital Association (AHA) to strengthen security across the sector.
Howell explained that healthcare organizations remain among the most targeted industries for cyberattacks, making resilience and recovery capabilities essential. Rubrik has been working closely with the AHA’s cybersecurity initiative, which is led by veteran security experts focused on helping hospitals and health systems better prepare for ransomware and other threats. The partnership highlights how public and private sector collaboration can improve readiness across healthcare infrastructure.
A key theme of the discussion was the need to move beyond traditional backup strategies toward a broader cyber resilience framework. Rubrik’s platform focuses on protecting critical healthcare data, ensuring that hospitals can recover quickly and safely if systems are compromised. In an industry where downtime can directly affect patient care, rapid and reliable recovery capabilities are critical.
Howell emphasized that cybersecurity in healthcare is no longer just an IT concern—it is a patient safety issue. “Healthcare organizations must be able to protect their data and ensure that critical systems can recover quickly when incidents occur,” he said. This perspective is driving new investments in data protection, ransomware recovery, and operational resilience across healthcare systems.
As healthcare leaders gathered at HIMSS to discuss the future of digital health, the conversation underscored the growing recognition that cybersecurity and resilience must be foundational elements of modern healthcare infrastructure.
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